What becomes of the surplus of human life? It is either, 1st. destroye…

James Madison
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What becomes of the surplus of human life? It is either, 1st. destroyed by infanticide, as among the Chinese and Lacedemonians; or 2d. it is stifled or starved, as among other nations whose population is commensurate to its food; or 3d. it is consumed by wars and endemic diseases; or 4th. it overflows, by emigration, to places where a surplus of food is attainable. ✨ James Madison (1867). 1829-1836, p.454
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